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SCOTT NO
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626 A134
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DATE OF ISSUE
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1989 Jan 01
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FACE VALUE
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1c
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COUNTRY
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South West Africa
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DESCRIPTION
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The stamp shows gypsum. It is a bases of a large industrty producing paints & plaster. Heating gypsum drives out a part of water. It is also known as a plaster of paris. Crushed gypsum is used in agriculture & is added to soil as land plaster.
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VARIATION DESCRIPTION
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The meter mark shows a type of mining machine.
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GEMSTONE
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Gypsum
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VARIATION
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Meter Mark, Souvenir Sheet
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